to tear off; to strip; to rob
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
all times and places; all ages and countries
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to give; to do (something) for
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to rebuke; to scold harshly
close; intimate; on good terms
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down